Thematic Bible: Tended flocks and herds


Thematic Bible



As evening approached, he had the camels kneel outside the town at the water well, right about the time when women customarily went out to draw water. Verse ConceptsWaterCamelsDrawing WaterPutting Animals Down

Meanwhile, the seven daughters of a certain Midianite priest would come to draw water in order to fill water troughs for their father's sheep. Verse ConceptsGirlsSeven ChildrenFathers And Daughters

While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, since she was a shepherdess. Verse ConceptsWhile Still SpeakingThose Who Kept Stock

I've stationed myself here by the spring as the women of the town come to draw water. May it be that the young woman to whom I ask, "Please, lower your jug so that I may drink,' responds, "Have a drink, and I'll water your camels as well.' May she be the one whom you have chosen for your servant Isaac. This is how I'll know that you have shown your gracious love to my master."

When she had finished giving him a drink, she also said, "I'll also draw water for your camels until they've had enough to drink." She quickly emptied her jug into the trough and ran to the well to draw again until she had drawn enough water for all ten of the servant's camels.

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